Contract Administrator

Summary

Join Wattpad WEBTOON Studios' Legal department as a temporary Contract Administrator for 4-6 months! This crucial role supports the company's rapid growth by overseeing contract management across entertainment, publishing, and merchandising divisions. You will manage the full contract lifecycle, handle IP-related invoicing, and contribute to various legal projects. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of paralegal or legal assistant experience, preferably in entertainment/media/IP, along with a paralegal certificate or equivalent experience. Excellent contract drafting and review skills, IP knowledge, and proficiency in legal research tools are essential. This is an independent contractor role, and remote work is encouraged for US and Canadian candidates.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a paralegal or legal assistant, preferably in an entertainment/media/IP company, law firm, or corporate legal department
• Paralegal Certificate from an accredited institution or strong experience as a law clerk
• Excellent contract drafting skills, familiarity with contract review and ability to create accurate summaries
• Established knowledge of contract management best practices and foundational understanding of IP and licensing contract structures
• Excellent research, analytical, and writing skills
• Proficiency in legal research tools, document management systems, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to work independently and as part of a team

Responsibilities

• Manage full contract lifecycle for a variety of agreements, including drafting, reviewing, executing and internally distributing contracts related to intellectual property (IP) rights, licensing, and other legal matters
• Manage organizational solutions for the WWS Legal department, including tracking, prioritization and stakeholder management
• Support the development of internal workflows to standardize and scale contract drafting, review, execution, and administration, including but not limited to via contract management tools such as Ironclad and DocuSign
• Handle smaller agreement amendments, exercise/termination letters, etc
• Support rights management efforts, including administration across acquisition agreements with Wattpad and WEBTOON creators
• Handle invoicing related to IP agreements and legal operations
• Support the WWS Legal department on ad-hoc projects related to compliance, internal audits, data integrity, and other legal matters as they arise

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in an entertainment/media/IP company, law firm, or corporate legal department

Benefits

Remote work